Welcome to the African Human Rights Law Journal (AHRLJ)

The African Human Rights Law Journal publishes peer-reviewed contributions dealing with human rights related topics of relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa. The Journal appears twice a year and is available both as online open access and in print. In 2013 Pretoria University Law Press took over the publication of the Journal which had been published by JUTA since 2000.The journal publishes articles on the work of African regional and sub-regional human rights bodies as well as the work of international bodies related to Africa. The journal also publishes articles on law and human rights in African states as well as social science work related to human rights in Africa.

The Journal appears on the list of accredited journals of the South African Department of Education and is included in the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS).

ISSN: 1609-073XEISSN: 1996-2096

Latest Edition: AHRLJ Volume 18 No 2 2018

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Articles

Implications of the African Union’s stance on immunity for leaders on conflict resolution in Africa: The case of South Sudan and lessons from Habré’s case by Ndubisi Christian AniFull text articleDownload article in PDF

Challenges when drafting legal aid legislation to ensure access to justice in African and other developing countries with small numbers of lawyers: Overcoming obstacles to including the use of non-lawyers to assist persons in conflict with the lawby David McQuoid-MasonFull text articleDownload article in PDF

Survival rights for children: What are the national and global barriers? by Bernadette Ann-Marie O’Hare, Eva Maria Mfutso Bengo, Delan Devakumar and Joseph Mfutso Bengo Full text articleDownload article in PDF

Pretoria University Law Press (PULP)

The Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) is based at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa and endeavours to publish and make available innovative, high-quality scholarly texts on law in Africa. Visit the PULP website: www.pulp.up.ac.za

Subscriptions

AHRLJ Annual Subscriptions2 x issues per year

ZAR645-00 excluding postage and/or courier fees

30% Bookseller’s Discount applicable to Booksellers

Contact

Pretoria University Law Press / Centre for Human RightsFaculty of Law, University of PretoriaSouth Africa 0002